AN AUDIT of "at risk" general practice clinics conducted by NSW Health has identified 33 clinics in the state that have breached cold-chain storage requirements for vaccinations.
The audit was conducted last year after it emerged patients of two Sydney GPs had been administered expired and inappropriately stored doses of vaccinations (PD 21 Jun 2019), which the Royal Australian College of General Practice described as "regretful".
NSW Health audited 44 practices that lodged vaccine orders by fax rather than using the online system, Australian Doctor reported.
Of the 33 clinics that failed to comply with cold-chain requirements for vaccinations, eight have closed down, while a further five have stopped providing vaccination services, with the remaining 20 now meeting requirements.
Following the audit, NSW Health contacted 820 patients of a clinic which failed to appropriately store vaccines, to recommend that they be revaccinated.
However, NSW Health decided against contacting patients of the other clinics.
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